How to communicate with people upstairs about footsteps?

One of the biggest disadvantages of living in an apartment building is the noise you have to deal with from your neighbors above. Whether the noise is coming from everyday activities like walking and talking, or from late-night weekend partying, the first thing you should do is try to negotiate with your neighbors. Most of the time, talking solves the problem. If talking doesn't work, here are some tips that might help.

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Solve the noise yourself

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Some noise is inevitable, and you have to be more tolerant of it. Your upstairs neighbors have the same right to live a normal life as you do, and the noise you hear may not be their fault. Living in a unit building means you have to tolerate a certain level of noise during these hours during the day. [1]

Floors with no sound insulation layer or poorly made sound insulation layer will actually amplify the noise, making the sounds from daily activities such as walking, talking, cooking and cooking appear particularly noisy.

Noise from late-night weekend parties is absolutely unacceptable, but frequent footsteps at dinnertime are normal.

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Read the property management contract to see if there are any noise control regulations. Some apartments will stipulate in the property management contract that residents must take measures to reduce noise. Before going upstairs to argue, you'd better check whether there are provisions in this regard in the property management contract, so that you can have a more reasonable discussion with your neighbors. [2]

Noise control regulations may stipulate that residents must be as quiet as possible during certain times of the day, that a certain percentage of the floors in a home must be carpeted, or that residents cannot keep noisy pets.

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Choose a suitable time to talk to your neighbors about the noise problem. Don't come to your door during a party or at night, when the other person is more likely to get angry. In addition, try not to negotiate with the other party when you are angry. You wait until the next morning to talk to your neighbor calmly. If you or your neighbors have a habit of going to bed late and getting up late, have a chat with them during dinner time.

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Negotiate politely with the other party for the purpose of solving the problem. Your neighbor may not even realize he's making a noise, so calm down and be as polite as possible. If you don’t know each other yet, introduce yourself and then talk specifically about the noises you heard. [3]

You can try saying, "Hello, I live downstairs. Maybe you didn't realize that there were several times when it was very late that I could hear the sound coming from your house. Loud music. It was particularly loud this Tuesday night, but not as loud last night."

Make specific suggestions. You could say, "I get up early every day to go to work. Can you turn down the music after 10:30 p.m.?"

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If you feel awkward talking face to face, leave a note for your neighbor. The best way to resolve a problem like this is to talk it out in person, but if you have concerns, just leave your neighbor a brief, friendly note. The content on the note should be about 4 to 5 sentences, but it should be clearly stated which noise makes you feel most intolerable. Note that the note should not contain sarcastic, threatening or passive-aggressive language.

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The problem may not be solved for a long time, so you'd better make a copy of the message and write the date.

The following example is for reference: "Hello, residents of Room 212. I am your downstairs neighbor. I have a request: Can you use the treadmill after 6:30 every morning? I am often woken up by the sound of your running, which seems to be right above my bedroom. Thank you! ”

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If your neighbor only hears an occasional noise or two, you can tap the broom head on the ceiling. Sometimes the neighbors make unusually noisy noises. They may not realize that their downstairs neighbors can hear it, or they may know that their neighbors can hear it, but they still can't stop the noise. If you're trying to sleep when the noise occurs, tap the ceiling with a stick and your neighbors may quiet down. [5]

If the noise occurs during the day, the best solution is to wait until the sound goes away. If your neighbors are generally quiet, there is no need to disturb them with an occasional noise.